# Bearings flat or center trac **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 9, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109 "2018-12-09T15:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chronjon2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chronjon2k/32/41110_2.png) [@Chronjon2k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chronjon2k)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/1 "2018-12-09T15:53:48Z")
Favorite type of bearing flat or center trace? ---
**Author:** ![Jhonaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhonaker/32/49024_2.png) [@Jhonaker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jhonaker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/2 "2018-12-09T16:05:26Z")
I have both along with one Konkave. I used almost all center trac due to the fact that they came with YYF yoyos. Recently I got some One Drops with flat bearings and I really like them. So much that I bought a bunch of @YoYoExpert 10 ball competition flat bearings. I am slowly swapping some of my throws with those. They are really good. ---
**Author:** ![ThinkOD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thinkod/32/42096_2.png) [@ThinkOD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkOD)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/3 "2018-12-09T16:19:00Z")
I really enjoy using DS bearings. konkave bearings are great as well. I’m not really into flat bearings. But everyone has their own preference. ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/4 "2018-12-09T16:28:20Z")
> [@Favorite type of bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/favorite-type-of-bearing/295837): > > Usually I just play with whatever bearing comes stock in the yoyo, but recently I’ve started changing things up and I realized that changing the bearing can make the yoyo feel like an entirely different throw. I know from the Great Yoyo String Debate of 2018 that people on this forum can get REAL AGGRESSIVE about how they like their yoyos, so I’m curious to see what preferences people have with bearings. Also, it isn’t on the poll but it would be interesting to hear what people think of stainles… ---
**Author:** ![Chronjon2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chronjon2k/32/41110_2.png) [@Chronjon2k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chronjon2k)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/5 "2018-12-09T17:32:57Z")
How do you make a poll ---
**Author:** ![stevejspins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/6 "2018-12-09T17:33:04Z")
I might experiment with a flat bearing. They live in an Altoids tin. Swapping back and forth on 1 yoyo is the best way for me. The pros /cons are more apparent. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/7 "2018-12-09T17:35:19Z")
Center trac for me. I find flat bearings to offset the balance a tiny bit when playing. Center trac guides the string better since it doesn’t let the string go into the outer edges of the bearing. ---
**Author:** ![SuperWideAngle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superwideangle/32/46320_2.png) [@SuperWideAngle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperWideAngle)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/8 "2018-12-09T17:36:18Z")
totally agree ---
**Author:** ![stevejspins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@stevejspins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stevejspins)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/9 "2018-12-09T17:42:08Z")
Spyy yoyos played well with flat bearings. This is an apples oranges discussion, no 100% superiority of one or the other. The reputation of flat to hold wraps better does make sense, at the expense of possibly hitting the response. ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/10 "2018-12-09T19:44:17Z")
I only use string centering bearings (grooved, center trac, and so on). Is there actually a difference? Maybe not. Do I feel like there is? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![ewest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc79bd/32.png) [@ewest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ewest)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/11 "2018-12-09T20:54:16Z")
I prefer a centering bearing. Buddha dimple or centertrac are what i use in everything. I feel like they help keep the string off the response and allow laying. Grooved, like a trifecta, and v shaped bearings work well for keeping the string away from the response but don’t layer as well for me. I don’t have the discipline and accuracy to be able to consistently get through longer combos with a flat bearing. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/12 "2018-12-09T21:06:52Z")
I used to be in the grooved camp, but now I’ve grown to like flat bearings. Really though, I’ll play just about anything. I’m not a snob, but I did finally warm up to flat bearings ---
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/13 "2018-12-09T22:52:32Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/13))_ ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/14 "2018-12-09T23:10:40Z")
I see no downside at all to CT bearings, only upside, so to me these replace flats. The choice between “hard” centering bearings like groove or full concave is more difficult since those involve compromises versus flat. ---
**Author:** ![threebearrries](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/threebearrries/32/42073_2.png) [@threebearrries](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/threebearrries)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/15 "2018-12-10T00:42:49Z")
I only have only played with CT bearings. How different do KonKave bearings play? ---
**Author:** ![Jhonaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhonaker/32/49024_2.png) [@Jhonaker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jhonaker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/16 "2018-12-10T01:08:30Z")
I am definetely not a snob about flats either. I agree with @codinghorror, Centertrac is almost all upsides. It gives you a flat and keeps just enough pulled away from the sides. For some reason I can’t justify, flat bearings have grown on me. Most of my throws are Centertrac though. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/17 "2018-12-10T01:20:15Z")
Honestly I’m not sure I’m good enough to tell, but the centering effect is super super strong on fully concave and groove, the string is strongly pushed to the center the whole throw. If you’re doing tricks that need the string to be pushed over hard to the left or right side (near the response) then concave/groove would definitely work against that, all the time. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/18 "2018-12-10T02:32:23Z")
> [@Chronjon2k](#): > > How do you make a poll Look here: [How do I poll? - #5 by codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-poll/295796/5) ---
**Author:** ![Chronjon2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chronjon2k/32/41110_2.png) [@Chronjon2k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chronjon2k)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/19 "2018-12-10T02:43:39Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-flat-or-center-trac/296109/20 "2018-12-10T05:50:52Z")
I tend to play with what comes in the yo-yo, but if I feel like it’s not quite playing like I want, I might experiment with another type than stock. Sometimes it makes a positive difference.